| Description
| Book "A Book of Golden Oldies" gathered and narrated by Charlotte M. Yonge. Publisher Blackie and Son Limited, 50 Old Bailey London, Glasgow and Bombay 1864. Prize plate inside cover page states: "Avondale School Board, Academy Higher Grade School, Strathaven. Senior Department 1st Class. Awarded to David Anderson for Perfect Attendance 25th June 1915."
Items from this archive relate to the Anderson family of Strathaven. David Fyfe Anderson (senior) was a draper in Waterside Street in the town and was married to Mary Ann Anderson (nee MacKay), their son David Fyfe Anderson attended Strathaven Academy and Glasgow Academy where he was dux and he later went on to become an eminent doctor in Glasgow. Daughter Margaret Mackay Anderson attended Strathaven Academy and Hamilton Grammar where she was dux, she later studied German and French at Glasgow University. |
